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Saturday Night Live roasts Harry Potter reboot on Weekend Update: ‘The whole wizarding world is racist’

Kam Patterson as Snape joked that the franchise’s titular character was ‘racist as hell’

The Independent UK

Harry Potter HBO Series Cast vs Original Movie Cast: Full comparison

A new era of magic begins.

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Fans Explode In Anger After Release Of HBO’s Harry Potter Series Trailer Over Character’s Race Change

Fans slammed the “Harry Potter” reboot and sent violent threats to one actor, cast in one of the franchise’s most iconic roles.

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Backlash Grows Over HBO's Harry Potter Reboot, Leading to Heightened Security Measures

HBO's Harry Potter series faces backlash as Paapa Essiedu receives threats over his role as Severus Snape, prompting increased security on set.

International Business Times UK

Alan Rickman Is Snape For Most Harry Potter Fans, But Riz Ahmed Is Really Growing On Me

Rickman's performance is iconic, but I'm loving Riz Ahmed's take.

Cinemablend

‘Quit Or I'll Murder You.’ The (Death) Threats Toward Paapa Essiedu After Signing On To Play Snape Are Out Of Hand

The reaction to his casting has crossed a serious line.

Cinemablend

I Can’t Get Over Daniel Radcliffe Calling Out The Harry Potter Gaffe In The Devil Wears Prada

Now that Radcliffe mentions it, that does seem impossible.

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Ruby Wax says Louis Theroux’s name used to want to make her ‘throw up’

Comedian reflected on her past resentment towards her fellow interviewer ahead of a new tour

The Independent UK

‘The bathrooms were rank, but we didn’t care’: how the grimy-but-great CBGB changed rock for ever

Half a century ago, the famed New York venue run by a former marine and folk singer was ground zero for the punk and new wave scenes. Now the bands who played there are being celebrated on a 101-track box set

The Guardian - UK

Alan Rickman ‘had so much more to give’, his widow says

A prize draw offering Harry Potter books signed by some of the films’ stars is raising money in memory of the actor, who died 10 years ago.

Evening Standard

Alan Rickman ‘had so much more to give’ says actor’s widow in charity appeal

A prize draw offering Harry Potter books signed by some of the films’ stars is raising money in memory of the actor

The Independent UK

Truly, madly, deeply in awe of Alan Rickman’s kindness and intelligence

Letter: Kevin Whately recalls his work with the late actor in Dusty Hughes’ play, Bad Language, in the early 1980s

The Guardian - UK

Harry Potter books signed by stars of films up for grabs in prize draw

The draw is raising money for Pancreatic Cancer UK and organised in memory of Alan Rickman, who died of the disease 10 years ago.

Evening Standard

Dame Emma Thompson decorated Alan Rickman's hospital room

Alan Rickman's widow Rima Horton has revealed Dame Emma Thompson decorated the actor's hospital room prior to his death so he would feel more at home.

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Five Great Reads: Greenlanders on invasion, falling in love with the bush, and Alan Rickman tributes to make you cry

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Imogen Dewey

Inverse

How The Most Ambitious Vampire Movie Of The Year Found Its Secret Weapon

Justin Long discusses his acting cheat codes, the best villain advice he's ever received, and the challenges of 'Night Patrol's vampire conflict.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Death of ICE camp detainee could be investigated as homicide after examiner’s report

Washington Post says local medical examiner found ‘asphyxia’ to be cause of Geraldo Lunas Campos’s death. Plus, how Trump’s dismantling of federal agencies has impacted children with cancer

The Guardian - UK

Digested week: Despite the Golden Globes being a joke, the audience keep turning up

Is there any circumstance on Earth that would make these people, in all their finery, skip this thing entirely?

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The Guardian - UK

Alan Rickman was the model of friendship and care – and then there was that voice

Letters: David Joss Buckley recalls his time in rep with the actor, while Nicholas Woodeson and Harriet Monkhouse reflect on their memories, both real and imagined

Evening Standard

Lesley Manville reflects on returning to theatre show 40 years later

The 69-year-old revealed she was among the original cast of Les Liaisons Dangereuses when it debuted in 1985.

The Guardian - UK

‘I fell in love with him on the spot’: Alan Rickman remembered, 10 years after his death

On the anniversary of his death aged 69, stars from Sigourney Weaver to Sharleen Spiteri, Tom Felton to Harriet Walter, remember the wit, charm and endless generosity of one of Britain’s best-loved actors

Total Film

Emma Thompson reveals that one of Alan Rickman’s best performances created the biggest issues in his career

Legendary actor was “so fed up with people” wanting him to be the bad guy

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The 8 best Christmas movie scenes to test your sound system

Crank up the volume and the Christmas spirit

Cinemablend

A Love Actually Fan Theory Just Got Confirmed More Than 20 Years Later

A long-running Love Actually theory has been confirmed by the actor themself.

Total Film

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